An extract from the best-selling book on the trial of the former Goldman Sachs director who has been ordered to pay USD 6.2 million to his former employer for legal expenses in the insider trading case

The former Goldman Sachs director is appealing the convictions, but generally appeals don’t go in favour of the defendant unless the appellate court finds an egregious malfeasance of justice. A failed appeal can be doubly damaging:

The US district court judge explained that while giving Rajat Gupta a lighter sentence of two years, he wanted to ensure that others must "be made to understand that when you get caught, you will go to jail"